| Mardock Scramble | |
Region 1 DVD Cover of the first film released by Sentai Filmworks |
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| マルドゥック・スクランブル (Marudukku Sukuranburu) |
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| Genre | Action, Cyberpunk |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Tow Ubukata |
| Illustrated by | Katsuya Terada |
| Published by | Hayakawa |
| English publisher | Viz Media |
| Magazine | Hayakawa's SF Magazine |
| Original run | May 2003 – September 8, 2010 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tow Ubukata |
| Illustrated by | Yoshitoki Oima |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | Kodansha Comics USA |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | March 17, 2010 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime film | |
| Mardock Scramble: The First Compression | |
| Directed by | Susumu Kudo |
| Written by | Tow Ubukata |
| Music by | Consich |
| Studio | GoHands |
| Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Sentai Filmworks Manga Entertainment |
| Released | November 11, 2010 |
| Runtime | 69 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion | |
| Directed by | Susumu Kudo |
| Written by | Tow Ubukata |
| Music by | Consich |
| Studio | GoHands |
| Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Sentai Filmworks |
| Released | September 3, 2011 |
Mardock Scramble (マルドゥック・スクランブル Marudukku Sukuranburu) is the name for a series of novels by Tow Ubukata, which were later adapted into a manga series and a trilogy anime film series. The story is about a girl named Rune Ballot who was taken in by a man named Shell who later killed her and left her for dead. She is saved and turned into a cyborg. It is up to her to stop Shell and his evil gang.
The first novel was published in Japan in May 2003, with the final novel published on September 8, 2010. The novels were later made into a manga series, a now cancelled OVA anime series and an anime film trilogy.
Viz Media licensed the novels and published all three into one novel. Kodansha Comics USA will publish the manga series in English, and Sentai Filmworks will release the first anime film on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Taking place in a futuristic city called Mardock City, Rune Ballot is a young prostitute who was taken in by the notorious gambler Shell Septinous. One night, Shell abandons Rune and attempts to murder her in an explosion. However, she is rescued and transformed into a cyborg by Dr. Easter and a cybernetically enhanced mouse, Oeufcoque. Rune is trained to use the advanced technology fitted on her to defend herself against Shell's attempts to have her killed to stop her from testifying against him.
The story was written by Tow Ubukata, and illustrated by Katsuya Terada was serialized in Hayakawa's SF Magazine. The first novel was published in May 2003, and the final novel was published on September 8, 2010. Viz Media licensed the novels in English and published all three into one novel which was published on January 18, 2011.[1]
A manga adaptation illustrated by Yoshitoki Oima was published in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. The first volume was released in Japan on March 17, 2010. Kodansha Comics USA will publish the manga, with the first volume to be release on August 23, 2011.[2]
| No. | Japanese | English | ||
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| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |
| 1 | March 17, 2010[3] | ISBN 978-4-06-384278-4 | August 23, 2011 [4] | ISBN 978-1935429531 [4] |
| 2 | August 17, 2010[5] | ISBN 978-4-06-384353-8 | October 18, 2011 | ISBN 978-1935429548 |
| 3 | October 15, 2010[6] | ISBN 978-4-06-384389-7 | December 6, 2011 [7] | ISBN 978-1935429555 [7] |
| 4 | January 7, 2011[8] | ISBN 978-4-06-384408-5 | February 21, 2012 [9] | ISBN 978-1612620664 [9] |
| 5 | June 9, 2011[10] | ISBN 978-4-06-384499-3 | — | — |
An OVA anime series was announced by Gonzo in 2005 which would have been directed by Yasufumi Soejima and produced by Geneon, screenplay written by Ubukata himself and character designs by Range Murata (Blue Submarine No. 6, Last Exile).[11] However, the project was cancelled in 2006.[12]
On January 18, 2010, a website opened up that announced that an anime adaptation would take place. Later, it was confirmed that the Mardock Scramble anime would be turned into a film trilogy. The film trilogy will be animated at GoHands studio and produced by Aniplex, directed by Susumu Kudo and the screenplay will be written by Ubukata himself. The first film, The First Compression was released into Japanese theaters on November 6, 2010.[13]It was also aired in Anime Festival Asia 2010. The second film, The Second Combustion was released in to Japanese theaters on September 3, 2011.[14]
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the three films and released The First Compression on DVD on September 27, 2011 and will be followed by a Blu-ray release in 2012.[15]